Shipping-can



(No Model.) 1

a. 1); CHASE. SHIPPING UAN.

No. 431,094. Patented Sept. 23. 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES D. CHASE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE C. D. CHASESYRUP COMPANY, OF MISSOURI.

SHIPPING-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,094, dated Septmber 23, 1890.

Application filed September 1'7, 1889. Serial No. 324,202- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. CHASE, of the'city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improveinentin Shipping-Cans, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

My device consists of a sheet-metal can inclosed in a cylindrical bodyof wood and havin g a removable cylindrical cap.

7 Figure I is a side elevation of the device. Fig. II shows a sideelevation of the can prop? with the case in axial section at 11 II,

No novelty is claimed in the can 1, in th body 2 of the case, in theupper hoop 3,-that extends above the top ofthe body, leaving an annularrecess or channel at 4 to receive the lower edge of the cap or top 5, inthe cylindrical part 6 of the cap, or in the head 7. The head '7 andcylindrical part 6 are secured together by nails 8, which pass throughthe hoop 9.

10 are strips of tin or other material, whose upper ends are secured tothe cap, while their lower ends are adapted to be secured to the body 2.The ends 11 of the strip are shown bent inward to engage beneath theedge of the hoop 3.

12 are nails or tacks by which the lower parts of the strips arefastened to the hoop.

I make the head with a recess 13 to receive the top of the canto bracethe cap or top 5 against side jar or strain.

It will be seen that the top or cap will form a much-needed protectionfor the part of the can most liable to injury, and thus will in manycases prevent the breakage of the can, with the resulting loss ofcontents, and injury to other articles over which the liquid might flow,or danger of fire resulting from the escape of combustiole liquid.Another great advantage is that the cans may be packed in bulk forshipment, the cans being placed one upon another without any danger ofinjury, and thus the charge for transportation will be much reduced.

If preferred, the ends 11 of the strip may be respectively bent over thetop 7 of the cover and inserted beneath the edge of the hoop 3, asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. II, the upper ends being secured bytacks, as shown.

I claim as my inventiou 1. A shipping-package having the followingcombination: a can 1, with cylindrical body and conical top, a casehaving a cylindrical body 2 fitting the body of the can, and a hoop 3,extending above the top of the body, forming an annular recess 4, a cap5, with a recess 13, receiving the apex of the can, and a cylindricalpart 6, whose lower edge fits within recess 4, and fastenings 10,adapted to secure the lid to the case, engaging at the lower end thehoop 3 and fastened at the upper end to the cap, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a shipping-package, the combination of the can 1, the case havinga cylindrical body 2, with an annular recess 4, a cylindrical cap 5 6,the hoop 9 at the top of cap 5, the vertical fastening-strips 10,extending from the top of the cap 5 between the latter and the hoop 9and alongside the side 6 of the cap and secured to the top of the body2, and nails or fastenings passing through the hoop and strips and intothe head of the cap, substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES D. CHASE.

Witnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT, EDW. S. KNIGHT.

